Liara T'Soni

Dr. Liara T'Soni is an Asari scientist and first appeared in the original Mass Effect. Commander Shepard decides to search for Liara in connection to his investigation of Saren Arterius, and finds her amidst a Prothean ruin on the planet Therum, where she was studying Prothean artifacts. Shepard seeks her out in the hope that she has information on her mother, Matriarch Benezia, a powerful Asari biotic serving as top lieutenant to Saren. When you first meet Liara, she is, in addition to being on the other side of an impenetrable kinetic barrier, also trapped within a small field of energy. The earlier arrival of a Krogan mercenary and the Geth prompted her to erect the barrier, with the energy field being an unexpected setback, as it has made it impossible for her to escape. The Commander frees her and she joins Shepard's team. Liara is a possible romantic encounter for both male, and female, Shepard in the original Mass Effect.

After Feron the Drell informs Liara of Shepard's death at the beginning of Mass Effect 2, she decides to retrieve her friend's body. Feron also informs her that the Collectors hired the Shadow Broker to find out the location of the body. The meeting is cut short by Blue Suns mercenaries. They barely escape the attack only to be captured by Miranda Lawson and taken to a Cerberus facility.

Liara meets The Illusive Man who convinces her of finding out why the Collectors hired the Shadow Broker to get Shepard's body. Liara agrees, but only for Shepard's sake.

The mission is successful, however Feron managed to save Liara at the price of getting captured. Liara agrees to hand over Shepard's body to Cerberus, so they can bring him back to life, while she goes on to find the Shadow Broker to settle the score.

In Mass Effect 2 Liara is pursuing the Shadow Broker. She is an information trader and is looking to find who, or whatever the Shadow Broker is. Shepard and Liara eventually find the Shadow Broker's ship, the eye of a massive natural storm, caused by the large temperature difference between night and day on the planet. Shepard and Liara discover that the Shadow Broker is a Yahg, who took the place of the previous Shadow Broker. Shepard and Liara defeat him, and then Liara takes on the role of the Shadow Broker herself. During the Shadow Broker DLC you can again pursue a romantic encounter with Liara, but only if you romanced her in Mass Effect 1.